Congratulations to Dr Hannah Bird and her colleagues at Newcastle University on their recent paper: Understanding the limitations of substrate degradation in bioelectrochemical systems. Bird, H., Velasquez-Orta, S. and Heidrich, E., 2025. Frontiers in Microbiology, 15, p.1511142. Dr Sharon Velasquez-Orta, EBNet’s WG Lead on Bioelectrochemical systems, said: “This study forms …
The Bioelectrochemical Systems WG led by Dr Sharon Velasquez-Orta is running a new series of monthly webinars. The first is on Mon 14 July 12-13:00 UK. Two speakers from the LEITAT Technological Center with extensive expertise in this area will talk about Bioelectrochemical technologies initiatives in LEITAT and their role …
A quick reminder on the Second International Symposium on Microfluidics for Single Cell Sensing and Sequencing (ISM3S): Environment and Health. This event takes place on 29-30 July 2025 in Oxford, UK with support from EBNet’s ESWS WG. Meanwhile look out for some recent publications by Prof Zhugen Yang, who leads …
Key dates: Abstract deadline 7 July 2025 (Don’t Miss!) Event 26-27 November 2025 in Liverpool, UK For full details including registration see here. This meeting is intended to strengthen links between researchers across the whole field of microbial evolution, in the UK and elsewhere. There will be invited talks on …
Presentations from our webinar on Mixed-Culture Anaerobic Fermentation in the EU: Updates from HORIZON 2020 projects on the biowaste-derived volatile fatty acid platform are now available HERE The speakers cover the HORIZON 2020 projects VOLATILE/CAFIPLA, developments in standardisation, and insights from pilot-scale research. Talks Volatile Fatty Acid Platform – from biowaste …
Abstract deadline: 25 July 2025 Date: 1-2 September 2025 Venue: Loughborough University The InterPore UK Chapter is inviting participants to its 8th Conference on Porous Media. The event will bring together researchers, practitioners, and industry professionals from across engineering and science disciplines to discuss advances in the theory, computation, experimentation …
Date: 14 July 2025 13-14:00 UK Dr Ahsan Islam, Senior Lecturer in Biochemical Engineering at Loughborough University, will discuss his group’s work on designing and developing bespoke biological cell factories that use GHGs as feedstock for the sustainable manufacture of commodity chemicals. Dr Islam said, “Converting the fossil fuel-based chemical …
A recent BBC News item highlights growing awareness of the threat from emerging pollutants: ‘Forever chemical’ TFA found in all but one of tested UK rivers – BBC News Prof Frederic Coulon of EBNet’s PFAS WG said, “The appearance of these chemicals in drinking water sources, particularly trifluoroacetic acid or …
Date: 7 July 2025, 14-15:30 UK This webinar, organised as part of Net Zero Week 2025, will present the key outcomes from a study commissioned by the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) on the cost of meeting Britain’s Net Zero targets in 2050. It will highlight significant savings that could …
On 4 July 2025 UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) will host a webinar from 12-13:00 featuring the ELEMENTAL Mission Hub. The ELEMENTAL Hub, led by the University of Kent, focuses on developing sustainable solutions for the recovery and processing of metals. The webinar will cover the Hub’s objectives, ongoing research …
Part of the Royal Society’s Summer Science Exhibition, these events on 3 – 5 July may be of particular use and relevance to EBNet members and Working Groups. 3 July Talk: Fighting superbugs with tiny warriors 12-12:30. Dr Franklin Nobrega talks about the role of phase in fighting anti-microbial resistance Talk: …
Dr Deepak Pant is a senior scientist at the Flemish Institute for Technological Research working on electrosynthesis and resource recovery: specifically, the design and optimization of bio/electrochemical cells for CO2 conversion and microbial electrosynthesis. Hear him present some of the latest international research in bioelectrochemical systems. This webinar on Electrobiocatalysis …
EBNet is joining our colleagues at EBIC and in many other national and international organisations, in celebrating 23 June 2025 as International Women in Engineering Day. See here for EBIC’s posting. International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) started in the UK in 2014 as a national campaign set up by …
Key dates Abstract submission deadline 1 August 2025 Notification on abstracts 8 August 2025 Registration for F2F participation 18 August 2025 (or when all places full) Workshop 17-19 September 2025, Horsens, Denmark or online This is the closing event for Euro-MIC, the COST Action Network for Management of Microbiologically-Influenced Corrosion …
The Environmental Biotechnology Innovation Hub (EBIC) led by Prof Frederic Coulon has launched a quarterly podcast series. The first episode on How can biofilms and bacteria be used to breakdown plastic? is presented by Prof Ronan McCarthy and Lyuboslava Harkova of Brunel University and was launched for World Environment Day …
